Markéta Kinterová
artist, curator
I am an artist, educator, and cultural organizer. In my artistic practice I focus on artistic research aimed at a critical reading of public space and I have long worked with formats that connect art, embodied experience, and social reflection – for example through performative walks, exhibitions, or publications. In 2020 my authorial book Kam oči, tam hlava (NAMU) was published, which originated as the artistic part of my doctoral dissertation on the critical reading of public space. Since 2016 I have led the Studio of Documentary Strategies at the Department of Photography at FAMU in Prague, where I support students through open dialogue about their work, in understanding their own creative processes, and in developing the strengths of their approach. I am the artistic director of the organization Fotograf Zone, which runs a gallery and a festival, and the editor-in-chief of Fotograf magazine. I also have long-term experience with mentoring and the portfolio review format through the European program FUTURES, where since 2002 I have worked with selected artists.
In mentoring I focus primarily on the process of creation and on how to gradually clarify, structure, and bring a project to a convincing form and presentation. I primarily focus on the technical image – photography, moving image, installation, performative approaches, or documentary strategies. I work with authors who are looking for ways to formulate their topic more precisely, better understand their own method of work, or move a project-in-progress forward. Together we can work on naming the topic and research question of the project, on finding an appropriate form, or on consultations of visual material and the structure of the project. During our meetings I try to help formulate what is essential in the project and to look for ways to communicate it more clearly and sensitively. Between meetings I can recommend specific steps, for example revisions of the project, work with texts, editing of material, or further research and searching for inspirations. I see mentoring primarily as a space for focused dialogue about artistic practice.